Ronnie is a big part of the offense when healthy, but 80% of the offense is unrealistic. Plus, this year Ricky Williams lead the team in TD's with 13, 11 rushing and 2 receiving. Ronnie finished with 8 TD's.

Brown and Williams did account for 65% of the touchdowns scored by the Dolphins last year.

As far as why Ronnie can't stay healthy, some of it is bad luck, but as much as you hate to say it, Ronnie has been susceptible to injuries. 1 full season since he was drafted makes you come to that conclusion.

I think if he stays healthy and r other key players we could make a real good run at AFC east leader and who knows maybe take the whole AFC by storm the o-line looks good (qb) solid, (wr) needs little help Hartline and Bess were very good late pick ups so some help on the d-side and we could be good

give me the guy who gets 4-5 yards on every carry, rather than the guy who gets 1 or 2, and every once in a while breaks one.

Give me a break. Spiller breaks one "every once in a while."? For once, do some research before spouting off.

Yes....every once in a while. Like once a game, sometimes none.

And again, this offense is about time of posession, driving down the field, wearing the defense out, moving the chains....If Spiller does not break one, he is killing drives. Sorry, but that's the truth.

"Like once a game." Haha...so a guy that breaks a TD "like once a game" just isn't worth it. Please, if you can get a guy that will score you a TD once a game, you take him. In case you didn't know, that's 16 TDs

MJD IS the Jaguar offense, and if he isn't getting a carry, it's because it's garbage time.

Who did Forte split carries with last year? Jay Cutler was their second leading rusher...

Michael Turner got nearly 400 carries in 2008, and would have gotten the same had it not been for injuries last year. That's not a feature back?

Did I forget someone??

But what the hell does this have to do with the original argument? You're avoiding my point...I'm done.

You made no point.Guys getting injured are exactly my point. You can't be a feature back and expect to have a good offense. The Rams offense sucks. The Jaguars offense sucks. The Bears offense sucks. The 49ers offense sucks.

MJD IS the Jaguar offense, and if he isn't getting a carry, it's because it's garbage time.

Who did Forte split carries with last year? Jay Cutler was their second leading rusher...

Michael Turner got nearly 400 carries in 2008, and would have gotten the same had it not been for injuries last year. That's not a feature back?

Did I forget someone??

But what the hell does this have to do with the original argument? You're avoiding my point...I'm done.

You made no point.Guys getting injured are exactly my point. You can't be a feature back and expect to have a good offense. The Rams offense sucks. The Jaguars offense sucks. The Bears offense sucks. The 49ers offense sucks.

And AP split carries with Chester Taylor.

I'm pretty sure that AP had something like three times as many carries as taylor so that's not exactly splitting...Not only do those teams offenses suck you have to remember that those Qb's running those offenses really sucked too so to say that the 'featured backs' are the problem is totally not fair.Look at the Colts they run a 1 back system and they do alright or the packers?..I don't recall two backs there....it just boils down to being able to throw the football ,I think you can run a feature back if your strong in the passing game..

I think most if not all of Ronnie's injuries have been bad luck. He broke his thumb on a helmet one year and missed some games; hardly an endurance issue. His first year he missed some games towards the end of the season due to a hamstring injury; that might actually have been an endurance issue but not necessarily. The year he blew out his ACL was while trying to tackle the guy who intercepted one of Lemon's errant passes; not an endurance issue. Then last year he hurt his foot in a fluke deal. Regardless of whether or not his injuries have been accidents or due to lack of endurance is a mute point, the fact remains that he has had only one healthy season while splitting carries.The guy has great talent, but he doesn't have great luck when it comes to staying healthy. When on the field though, I believe he is a top 5 back in the NFL.

Break one doesn't necassarily mean a TD. I mean like a 20 yarder, and yeah, sometimes the homerun.

Man. You REALLY need to do some research before making judgments. If "he only breaks one once a game" is your best argument against taking Spiller, and your definition of breaking one is rushes of 20 yards or more, than Ronnie Brown sucks. Ronnie brown only has 12 CAREER runs of 20+ yards. That's one every 5 games.

I'm not trying to argue that we should take Spiller. I don't think we should. But your proclamations of genius football acumen are not supported by the facts, and it makes you look absolutely stupid. You are not an expert in football. Please stop pretending you are.

_________________A good RB is nice, a good QB even better, but it's best to be able to stop someone first.

Personally, I think Brown and Spiller would compliment each other nicely. I am a big Ronnie Brown fan.. and I don't think he gets enough credit for what he means to this team. With that being said. We can't rest our season on whether or not this guy is going to be healthy. We need more firepower on our offense. IMO, we need a #1 WR. Spiller would be nice too.

i like spiller. he does remind me a lot of chris johnson with his flashiness. id love to see him in a dolphins uniform because ricky is getting old, and it has been proven thus far that ronnie cannot carry the load of carries throughout an entire season. he needs a back to split carries with, as he did in college, and spiller would definitely compliment him with a change of pace. that being said, if spiller and dez bryant were both available at 12, i would still take bryant.

Break one doesn't necassarily mean a TD. I mean like a 20 yarder, and yeah, sometimes the homerun.

Man. You REALLY need to do some research before making judgments. If "he only breaks one once a game" is your best argument against taking Spiller, and your definition of breaking one is rushes of 20 yards or more, than Ronnie Brown sucks. Ronnie brown only has 12 CAREER runs of 20+ yards. That's one every 5 games.

When did I ever say we shouldn't take Spiller because of the lack of big runs he has?

My argument is that while he does break off these long runs every once in a while, he is not an every down back, and when he does not break off these long runs, he is barely getting 2 or 3 yards a pop. Ronnie Brown is a horse that will get you 4-5 ypc. Give me that rather than a guy who will put you in 3rd and long situations consistently.

Again, I'm not saying Spiller is a bad player, or somebody that would not be good for this offense in a certain role. But as a featured back like iowa is suggesting? I don't think so. Chris Johnson's, Barry Sanderds...those guys are rare. CJ is not either of those 2 guys, and I think taking him at 12 with that sort of intention would be an horendous mistake.

Iowa, with all the needs that this team has, and with the amount of good talent at RB all over the draft, every year...you are really going to spend the 12 pick on a situational player?

As the great nonconformist thinker and philosopher of our time, Chad Ocho Cinco, would say....Child Please.

So basically what your saying here is that only backs like Chris Johnson and Barry Sanders are worthy of being taken in the first round because they are (in your words) every down backs. Dude, as mentioned previously, your no football genius. I like you PR, but you need to be able to quit when your behind. You may be justified in your argument not to take Spiller because he is not a need, but your arguments to the affect of what an every down back is and all that, well they make you sound a bit foolish. If rb was a need, I wouldn't hesitate to spend it on Spiller, but its not a dire need for us, so I am not in favor of drafting him (although I won't cry if we do).

So, all that to consider, say Miami takes CJ Spiller in the 1st round. He could be just as effective as Chris Johnson was, plus he's a better receiver, or at least more practiced at it than Johnson was coming out of ECU.

Sorry for all the false facts.

Ah, I love it when you prove me right.

Do you see any mention of Barry Sanders in there? The only "people" to compare him to Barry Sanders is you.

Just like you're the only one that makes Graham a SOLB and Hughes a WOLB.

I like Spiller a lot. It isn't fair to compare him to any legends until he shows what he can do at the next level. With that being said.. It would be nice to have him as compliment to Ronnie.. also in the event that Ronnie went down. We would still have a playmaker at the position.

PR, playmakers certainly are worth a first round pick. You don't have to be a grind it out powerhouse/workhorse back to be of value or worth taking in the first round. Spiller is first round talent (as far as you can tell at this point in time, which is what all teams have to do when they draft a player - - speculate) even if he isn't a CJ, AP, LT, or whoever else you want to compare him to. Is Reggie Bush (someone your comparing to) worth a first round pick? Well not the 2nd overall IMO, but I believe after what he did this year for the Saints, he would warrant a late first round pick.